词汇 | incidentally |
释义 | incidentally adverb uk /ˌɪn.sɪˈden.təl.i/ us /ˌɪn.sɪˈden.t̬əl.i/ C1 used before saying something that is not as important as the main subject of conversation, but is connected to it in some way: 附带地;伴随地 We had a marvellous meal at that restaurant you recommended - incidentally, I must give you the number of a similar one I know.我们在你推荐的那家餐馆美餐了一顿——顺便,我一定要把我知道的类似的一家餐馆的电话号码给你。 used when mentioning a subject that has not been discussed before, often making it seem less important than it really is: 顺便说一句 Incidentally, I wanted to have a word with you about your travel expenses.顺便说一句,我打算和你谈一下你的开支报销问题。 Linguistics: connecting words which express a contrast after again at any rateidiom at leastidiom best but disjunctive given however in the face of somethingidiom in the teeth of somethingidiom mind nevertheless nonetheless rate slice spite though tooth when incidentally | American Dictionaryincidentally adverb[ not gradable ] us/ˌɪn·səˈden·təl·i, -ˈdent·li/ used about something that is connected to the main subject but is not as important: “Ain’t” was mentioned only incidentally in an article about nonstandard words. Incidentally is also used to introduce something additional that is not as important: Incidentally, she was a very popular mayor. Examples of incidentallyincidentally Often diagnosed incidentally or because of the presence of diabetes related complications and accounts for 80-85% of diabetes. Incidentally, the term "folk theorem" is nowadays also used in other areas for classic results: the folk theorem of evolution, of computing, and so on. Incidentally, the analysis of the third instance below illustrates how considerable reparative work may be required once co-par ticipant failure is acknowledged. Not only do both speakers mark the nouns appropriately, they also, incidentally, use appropriate modifiers. From the 16th century onwards, the existence of the nuraghi was incidentally mentioned in travel accounts. In the contrast, she incidentally but helpfully reminds readers of important characteristics of face-to-face vocal communication. As literacy rates rose, voters were better able to identify themselves and, incidentally, the imposition of literacy tests became politically feasible in many states. Specifically, a threat made incidentally in the course of maintaining a retributive punishment system is not disrespectful. The present study was designed to examine whether intermediate learners incidentally (a) acquire and (b) retain unknown vocabulary as a result of reading. Furthermore, the present study found that words acquired incidentally during reading could be better assessed through learners' receptive vocabulary knowledge than their productive knowledge. Almost unavoidably - for instance, by incidentally looking through the relevant literature - he will discover others who are busy on more or less closely related problems. Incidentally, these two species also showed higher tolerance index compared to the other species. Incidentally, it is worth noting how fastidiously careful are the phrase markings in the fugue subject. Incidentally, the retention of the words that were actually looked up was higher than that of the gloss condition. Incidentally, that answer is most often also given by the members of orchestras themselves. See all examples of incidentally These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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